I would like to thank Minotaur Books [St Martin’s Press] for providing me with an early copy of Death at the Sanatorium in exchange for my honest review.
This book has been translated from the Icelandic and I have to say that it is very well done. I have read a few books that have been translated to English and this was one of the few that was very well done and did not feel clunky. There were only a couple phrases that were a bit funny but over all it was easy to read through without any hiccups.
Helgi is writing a dissertation about the handling of an investigation at the old Sanatorium before he begins his police career. As he looks into the people involved in the original case he finds there are holes and unanswered questions that itch at his love for detective stories.
We have different time lines happening that eventually lead up to 2012 when Helgi begins his research and we are allowed to read different points of view of people who were involved in the original case.
I enjoyed reading about the history of the Sanatorium and how things evolved and the characters have changed over the 30 years of our story.
The ending, even though the mystery is solved, left me wanting more! I was made there wasn’t at least one more chapter or epilogue, but usually that is a sign of a good book, when you don’t want it to end.
Death at the Sanatorium will be available at your local bookseller or public library on September 10 2024. If you would like to preorder through my affiliate link please click here (and thank you for the support) And let me know in the comments – have you ever read a book translated from another language?
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